REPORT: GP2 mechanic placed into coma after pitlane incident at Spa
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a></p><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78163"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/gp2-trident-pit.jpg" /></a><br /> <br /> Serious injuries to the head temporarily left a mechanic in the GP2 series in a medically-induced coma following a pit-lane incident at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit this past weekend during a support race for the Belgian Grand Prix. The GP2 series is the second rung on the ladder below Formula One, and shares its calendar with F1's European races.<br /> <br /> According to reports, an air gun left out of place in pit lane was caught by the wheel of Trident Racing's Ricardo Teixeira, tugging at the hose which toppled a metal beam onto the head of team mechanic Vasco Rossi. The mechanic was evacuated with serious - but not life-threatening - injuries to a nearby hospital where he was placed into a medically-induced coma, from which he has since reportedly emerged. We wish Vasco a full recovery.<br /> <br /> [Source: <a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78163">Autosport</a> | Image: Trident Racing]<br /><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/gp2-mechanic-placed-into-coma-after-pitlane-incident-at-spa/">REPORT: GP2 mechanic placed into coma after pitlane incident at Spa</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:28:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78163>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/gp2-mechanic-placed-into-coma-after-pitlane-incident-at-spa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19146016/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/gp2-mechanic-placed-into-coma-after-pitlane-incident-at-spa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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